The US House of Representatives has approved a rule that would force private equity funds managing more than $150m to register with the SEC. The bill now goes to the Senate for a vote.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The bill, which would require all private equity and hedge fund managers with more than $150 million in assets to register with the SEC, must now face a test in the Senate.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The Private Fund Investment Advisors Act, which would require all private equity and hedge fund managers with more than $150 million in assets to register with the SEC, must now face a test in the Senate.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Mansco Perry, the chief investment officer of the Maryland State Retirement Agency, says the pension system views real estate as a long-term asset class, still wants real estate fund managers … but wants fees to come down. By Robin Marriott
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Due to high demand, the US Department of Transportation’s infrastructure-lending program is now no longer accepting rolling applications for loans, and will instead require applications to be submitted by fixed deadlines.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Dubai World's debt problems have cast a slur on the region's reputation, but investors should avoid forming a link between government capital and private capital.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The latest Coller Capital private equity barometer shows LPs globally are less positive on private equity, with Asia-Pacific LPs standing out as the most downbeat.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Warnings in 2006 that Dubai would be a property disaster just like Texas in the 1970s have proved prescient. But few expect quick opportunistic deals to come out of the stricken emirate today. By Robin Marriott
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The California Public Employees' Retirement System is reportedly weighing its future relationship with asset manager BlackRock following its investment in the New York Stuyvesant Town deal.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
More on what you need to know about structuring international private equity investments in the People’s Republic of China. By John Forry of Eisner and Steven Bortnick of Pepper Hamilton
9 min read · 08 February 2013